Chulmleigh

Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh
	Main Street in Chulmleigh
	Chulmleigh Location within Devon
Population	1,017 (2011)
OS grid reference	SS6814
Civil parish	Chulmleigh;
District	North Devon;
Shire county	Devon;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHULMLEIGH
Postcode district	EX18
Dialling code	01769
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Devon;
Website	Parish Council
	List of places UK England Devon 50°54′46″N 3°52′09″W / 50.912778°N 3.869167°W

Chulmleigh (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee) is a small Saxon hilltop market town^[a] and civil parish in North Devon, in the heart of the English county of Devon. It lies 20 miles (32 km) north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked by the A377 and B3096 roads.

History

The first documentary reference to the place is in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is recorded as Calmonlevge. The name derives from the Old English personal name Ceolmund and the common place-name element leah which has various meanings including "woodland", "a woodland clearing" and "meadow".^[3] At the time of Domesday the land was held by Baldwin the Sheriff from whom it passed to the Courtenay family, who made the settlement a borough in the mid-thirteenth century. Situated on the main road between Exeter and Barnstaple, Chulmleigh thrived during the 17th and 18th centuries; it was a centre of wool production, had a good market and three cattle fairs. The wool trade had ceased by the early 19th century, but the road traffic kept the town prosperous until a new turnpike road bypassed the town in about 1830; the opening in 1854 of the North Devon Railway also contributed to its decline.^[4]

Colleton is a historic estate within the parish.

Description

The parish includes the hamlets of Cheldon, Colleton and Week. It is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of King's Nympton, Romansleigh, Meshaw, East Worlington, Chawleigh, Wembworthy (a short border only), Ashreigney, Burrington, and Chittlehamholt.^[5] In 2001 the population of the parish was 1,308,^[6] decreasing to 1,017 at the 2011 census.^[7] An electoral ward with the same name also exists whose total population at the same census was 2,081.^[8]

Because of its former prosperity the town has several fine old buildings, many constructed of cob and thatch. The parish church dedicated to St Mary Magdalene was originally a collegiate church and was founded early. It was completely rebuilt in the 15th century and partially restored in 1881.^[4]

Chulmleigh has a retained fire station^[9] which is part of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. The secondary school is Chulmleigh College.^[10] The town's pub is the Old Court House^[11] on South Molton Street.

Local businesses and organisations include a health centre, a dentist, a butcher, Chulmleigh Cricket Club, Winston Pincombe, a deli, an antiques shop, a florists, a hair and beauty salon, a bakery and Chulmleigh Golf Course.

Transport

Chumleigh is close to the Tarka Line, the railway from Exeter to Barnstaple. Kings Nympton railway station is within the parish although it is around 2 miles (3.2 km) from the town. Eggesford station is closer to the town.

Notes

^ Since at least 1292, Chulmleigh has held the right to hold a regular market,^[1] making it a market town. However, the parish council has not elected to give itself the status of a town as it could do under s.245(6) of the Local Government Act 1972,^[2] so it does not have a town council and cannot have a town mayor.

References

^ "Devon – Chulmleigh". Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516. history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "Local Government Act 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ Victor Watts, ed. (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. pp. xlvi, 138. ISBN 978-0-521-16855-7.
^ ^a ^b Hoskins, W. G. (1972). A New Survey of England: Devon (New ed.). London: Collins. pp. 367–8. ISBN 0-7153-5577-5.
^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ "Parish Headcounts: North Devon". Office for National Statistics : Census 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ "SS6814: Chulmleigh Fire Station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Chulmleigh Community College". chulmeigh.devon.sch.uk.
^ "Old Court House". oldcourthouseinn.co.uk.

External links

Media related to Chulmleigh at Wikimedia Commons

Chulmleigh Parish Council

[3] Since at least 1292, Chulmleigh has held the right to hold a regular market,^[1] making it a market town. However, the parish council has not elected to give itself the status of a town as it could do under s.245(6) of the Local Government Act 1972,^[2] so it does not have a town council and cannot have a town mayor.

[GMF-1] "Devon – Chulmleigh". Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516. history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[2] "Local Government Act 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[4] Victor Watts, ed. (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. pp. xlvi, 138. ISBN 978-0-521-16855-7.

[H-5] Hoskins, W. G. (1972). A New Survey of England: Devon (New ed.). London: Collins. pp. 367–8. ISBN 0-7153-5577-5.

[6] "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[7] "Parish Headcounts: North Devon". Office for National Statistics : Census 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[8] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[9] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[10] "SS6814: Chulmleigh Fire Station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[11] "Chulmleigh Community College". chulmeigh.devon.sch.uk.

[12] "Old Court House". oldcourthouseinn.co.uk.

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v t e Civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Devon
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Exeter^1,2	None
East Devon¹	All Saints Awliscombe Axminster Axmouth Aylesbeare Beer Bicton Brampford Speke Branscombe Broad Clyst Broadhembury Buckerell Budleigh Salterton Chardstock Clyst Honiton Clyst Hydon Clyst St George Clyst St Lawrence Clyst St Mary Colaton Raleigh Colyford Colyton Combe Raleigh Combpyne Rousdon Cotleigh Cranbrook Dalwood Dunkeswell East Budleigh Exmouth Farringdon Farway Feniton Gittisham Hawkchurch Honiton Huxham Kilmington Lands common to Axminster and Kilmington Luppitt Lympstone Membury Monkton Musbury Nether Exe Newton Poppleford and Harpford Northleigh Offwell Otterton Ottery St Mary Payhembury Plymtree Poltimore Rewe Rockbeare Seaton Sheldon Shute Sidmouth Southleigh Sowton Stockland Stoke Canon Talaton Uplyme Upottery Upton Pyne West Hill Whimple Widworthy Woodbury Yarcombe
Mid Devon¹	Bampton Bickleigh Bow Bradninch Brushford Burlescombe Butterleigh Cadbury Cadeleigh Chawleigh Cheriton Bishop Cheriton Fitzpaine Clannaborough Clayhanger Clayhidon Coldridge Colebrooke Copplestone Crediton Crediton Hamlets Cruwys Morchard Cullompton Culmstock Down St Mary Eggesford Halberton Hemyock Hittisleigh Hockworthy Holcombe Rogus Huntsham Kennerleigh Kentisbeare Lapford Loxbeare Morchard Bishop Morebath Newton St Cyres Nymet Rowland Oakford Poughill Puddington Sampford Peverell Sandford Shobrooke Silverton Stockleigh English Stockleigh Pomeroy Stoodleigh Templeton Thelbridge Thorverton Tiverton Uffculme Uplowman Upton Hellions Washfield Washford Pyne Wembworthy Willand Woolfardisworthy Zeal Monachorum
North Devon¹	Arlington Ashford Atherington Barnstaple Berrynarbor Bishop's Nympton Bishop's Tawton Bittadon Bratton Fleming Braunton Brayford Brendon and Countisbury Burrington Challacombe Chittlehamholt Chittlehampton Chulmleigh Combe Martin East and West Buckland East Anstey East Down East Worlington Filleigh Fremington Georgeham George Nympton Goodleigh Heanton Punchardon Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey Ilfracombe Instow Kentisbury King's Nympton Knowstone Landkey Loxhore Lynton and Lynmouth Mariansleigh Martinhoe Marwood Meshaw Molland Mortehoe North Molton Parracombe Pilton West Queen's Nympton Rackenford Romansleigh Rose Ash Satterleigh and Warkleigh Shirwell South Molton Stoke Rivers Swimbridge Tawstock Trentishoe Twitchen West Anstey West Down Westleigh Witheridge
Torridge¹	Abbots Bickington Abbotsham Alverdiscott Alwington Ashreigney Ashwater Beaford Bideford Black Torrington Bradford Bradworthy Bridgerule Broadwoodwidger Buckland Brewer Buckland Filleigh Bulkworthy Clawton Clovelly Cookbury Dolton Dowland East Putford Frithelstock Great Torrington Halwill Hartland High Bickington Hollacombe Holsworthy Holsworthy Hamlets Huish Huntshaw Landcross Langtree Littleham Little Torrington Luffincott Merton Milton Damerel Monkleigh Newton St Petrock Northam Northcott Pancrasweek Parkham Peters Marland Petrockstow Pyworthy Roborough Shebbear Sheepwash St Giles in the Wood St Giles on the Heath Sutcombe Tetcott Thornbury Virginstow Weare Giffard Welcombe West Putford Winkleigh Woolfardisworthy Yarnscombe
West Devon^1,3	Beaworthy Belstone Bere Ferrers Bondleigh Bradstone Bratton Clovelly Brentor Bridestowe Broadwoodkelly Buckland Monachorum Chagford Coryton Dartmoor Forest Drewsteignton Dunterton Exbourne Germansweek Gidleigh Gulworthy Hatherleigh Highampton Horrabridge Iddesleigh Inwardleigh Jacobstowe Kelly Lamerton Lands common to Bridestowe and Sourton Lewtrenchard Lifton Lydford Marystow Mary Tavy Meavy Meeth Milton Abbot Monkokehampton North Tawton Northlew Okehampton Okehampton Hamlets Peter Tavy Sampford Courtenay Sampford Spiney Sheepstor Sourton South Tawton Spreyton Sticklepath Stowford Sydenham Damerel Tavistock Throwleigh Thrushelton Walkhampton Whitchurch
South Hams¹	Ashprington Aveton Gifford Berry Pomeroy Bickleigh Bigbury Blackawton Brixton Buckland-Tout-Saints Charleton Chivelstone Churchstow Cornwood Cornworthy Dartington Dartmouth Dean Prior Diptford Dittisham East Allington East Portlemouth Ermington Frogmore and Sherford Halwell and Moreleigh Harberton Harford Holbeton Holne Ivybridge Kingsbridge Kingston Kingswear Littlehempston Loddiswell Malborough Marldon Modbury Newton and Noss North Huish Rattery Ringmore Salcombe Shaugh Prior Slapton South Brent South Huish South Milton South Pool Sparkwell Staverton Stoke Fleming Stoke Gabriel Stokenham Strete Thurlestone Totnes Ugborough Wembury West Alvington West Buckfastleigh Woodleigh Yealmpton
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Plymouth^2,4	None
Torbay⁴	Brixham⁵
Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a "town council". Non-metropolitan district of the non-metropolitan county of Devon (administered by Devon County Council). Has city status in the United Kingdom. Has borough status in the United Kingdom. Unitary authority not part of the non-metropolitan county, thus not administered by Devon County Council. The remainder of Torbay is unparished.

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